T M Krieg: 2 books

A boy and his siblings travel back in time and with the help of their sage grandpa and a group of magical creatures, they must save the world, and challenge a deadly enemy, the black dragon Tiamat! The story begins in modern-day Kurdistan, where Ethan and his family have relocated for his dad's...

Includes a description of the Alpha-, Beta-, Delta-, and Epsilonproteabacteria (1256 pages, 512 figures, and 371 tables). This large taxa include many well known medically and environmentally important groups. Especially notable are Acetobacter, Agrobacterium, Aquospirillum, Brucella, Burkholderia,...